Last Name BELSON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Bell. The 'i; in Bellison either represents the 'a' in Bella-son, or is euphonically intrusive, as the 'a' in Greenaway. The son of Bell, i.e. Isabel.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish

Rank	27,176 (2000 US census)	24,909 (1990 US census)

Count	837 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.13%, or 746 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.77%, or 65 total occurrences, as black,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.84%, or 7 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0.72%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.55%, or 13 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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